What is House Bill H.R. 5752?

This bill would strengthen the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to seize, detain, refuse, or destroy imports of drugs that are under development and considered controlled substances. Individuals or companies found to have violated this bill’s provisions would face fines and debarment by the FDA — meaning they’d be prohibited from providing services to a person or entity that has an approved or pending drug application.

Impact

Individuals and companies importing drugs in violation of this bill; and the FDA.

Cost of House Bill H.R. 5752

The CBO estimates that enacting this bill would generate an insignificant increase in revenue.

More Information

In-Depth: Introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), this bill passed the House Energy & Commerce Committee on a voice vote. It has the support of two Republican cosponsors.

Vote no on this bill. The FDA should not Be able to seize these drugs. Sometimes These drugs can save lives. Plus they are cheaper. Our GOV. isn't doing anything to get drug prices down, so we should be able to get them from other countries.

When imported medicine is 1/20th the price, what did you think would happen? Our incomes are worth less every year but healthcare costs are astronomical and still rising. Maybe you should work on lowering drug prices. UNIVERSAL SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE.

First, this isn't the FDA's issue to control. I can't help but agree with several other comments I've seen that this comes from significant lobbying from the pharmaceutical industry. We need to be focusing on getting all citizens health care instead of continuing to pander to the pharmaceutical industry.

No big pharmaceutical companies make billions give them more control no. They have all Kind of drugs that would cure all kinds of things but do you think they’re gonna let them out on the market no because it would cut their profit down